THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1933/
BIRMINGHAM
AND WEST HAM
WIN CUP-
TIES
Correspondence.
Scottish Cup."
Draw.
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London, W.C. 1.} 19th January, 1933.
DEBATING SOCIETIES
(To the Editor, "China Mail.")
'Dear Sir, How many
Debating Societies
CHEUNG
THE CHINA MAIL.
CHAU SCHOOL
PRIZE – DAY
Headmaster Deplores Small Enrolment.
MR. N. L. SMITH PRESENTS
AWARDS
To-Day's Short Story.
THE CURSE OF CAIN
By Ladbroke Black
Hwith LTE leaned against the table All those accumulated impressions clammy beads of caught at his. brain now, loosening perspiration standing out on hiala torrent of dreadful imagininge. The Director of Education, Mr. forehead. He had often read of The hunt for the wanted man- are there in Hong Kong, and which N. L. Smith, distributed the prizes the physiological effects of fear, the baying of the hounds the slow is the oldest?
and certifientes at the annual prize- Men who had served in France accumulation of evidence those I am compiling a Register of day of the Cheung Chau Govern during the Great War had told days of hiding and cringing and Over-Seas Debating Societies, Dis-ment School held in the main room him of the crude physical emo- crouching. And then at last the very glad if Secretaries of these present, included Mr. A. O. Brawn, assailed during a heavy bombard-shoulder.
Visitors tions by which they had been hand of the law closing on his cussion Circles, etc., and shall be on Tuesday afternoon. ham accounted for Middlesborough organisations will send me details Inspector of English Schools, Pro- ment or when they had to go "I arrest you, Roderick Stenhouse,
London, To-day. West Ham and Birmingham, two First Division Clubs, have entered the Sixth Round of the English Cup. Yesterday the Hammers beat Brigh-
ton after extra time, and Birming
at St. Andrews.
Glasgow Rangers after a replay.ties.
The Arsenal shared the hon
ours with Derby County on the
latter's ground while Everton,
League champions, gave Black-
Yours faithfully, Editor. The Public Speaker.
of their Societies, including its fessor L. Forster, Mr. and Mrs. over the top. But not till now for the murder of ........" The draw for the Scottish Cup name, date of formation, number P. E. Barker, the Pastor' from the had he ever had that experience]
He heard himself cry out. The has given Kilmarnock, last year's of members, and the, name and Baptist Mission and the former himself.
darkened room, with its patches of finalists, another formidable foe address of the Secretary, I shall Chinese Headmaster.
Something was slipping. The starlight, seemed to rock before his in Motherwell. In the fourth also be interested to receive copies
Reading his report, Mr. Cheung sagging of his limp, nerveless body eyes. To be hanged by the neck round they met and defeated of recent syllabuses of such Socie-King-pak, B.A. Headmaster, deplor- against the table was dragging off until he was dead!
ed the fact that no few parents were the cloth by which it was covered. He had come there for food, Far taking advantage of the opportunity He tried to steady himself. As he one week he had tramped, looking to study English at the school. The did so, he clutched instinctively at for work, sleeping rough. Some present enrollment was about 36 ne the table behind him, and the cloth absurd social instinct had made him compared with about 70, at one fell in a noiseless enscade at his shrink from demanding the shelter perlod of its history. He expressed feet.
of the workhouse, He had seen; For the first time ha dared to look this lonely bungalow stranded in tion be formed to substantiate down. In the light of the stars the heart of the country. It had Interest in the welfare of the which flickered through the uncur-drawn him like a magnet with the ¡school.
tained window he could see that the thought of the food it contained. No School Sports.
table cloth had almost completelv The window had been so easy to covered that horror at his feet open-in fact it had not even been The health of the students, on the The head at any rate was hidden. fastened. There had been actually whole, was very good. A few casee Those sightless eyes could not look no need for him to use his knife, Judgment with costs against the of trecoma were treated by the local back into his accusingly.
but a fatal love of efficiency had Pak Hol Co., shipping agents, who St. John Ambulance Brigade to With his gaze fixed on the man's compelled him to do the job proper- claimed a sum of $19,690.12, being whom they tendered their grateful legs, he backed away, his body ly. the balance of a debt allegedly thanks. There was little change in crouched, his mouth agape, his, lips awing them by the Mong On Steam-the staff. No school sports meet drawn back from his teeth, his gloves so that there should be no
He had drawn on his shabby kid] ship Co. (Haiphong) Ltd., who were ing was held last summer, owing to cheeks bloodless.
finger prints. He had touched, the
pool valuable points by the odd SHIPPING AGENTS' the hope that an old boys associa
goal on their own ground.
Chesterfield, who are in dan-! ger of relegation, surprised the Lions and claimed both points to give them a lead of four points over Chariton and Oldham at the bottom of the table.
Results:-
2
First Division.
Derby
인 Arsenal
Bolton
4
Portsmouth
Blackpool
2
Everton
Leeds
2 Sunderland
3
Second Division.
Manchester U. 2 Bursley
Chesterfield 1 Southampton
Third Division (South),
I Luton
Gillingham
Third Division (North). 4 Darlington
Halifax
ENGLISH CUP.
Fifth Round Replays. *West Ham
Brighton Birmingham 3 Middlesboro' "after extra time.
-Reater. (Continued on Page 9.)
CHINA SUBMARINE
FLOTILLA.
Captain Poland To Take Command.
London.
1
Captain A. Poland, D.S.O., from the cruiser Colombo, Mediterranean. will, it in announced, go out to the China station in March next to take command of the Fourth Submarine Flotilla. He will succeed Captain H. R. Marruck. D.S.C.
CLAIM
$19,690 Action Fails In Supreme Court.
this morning.
•
the owners of the s. Gouverneur the small attendance, but intereati Where was the knife with which window only with his knife. He General Maurice Long 2nd, was re-in sport did not dwindle and inter-
he had struck that blow It must hed stepped across the low sill after turned by the Chief Justice, Sir class games were indulged in.
be in the man's body. He dared not having first removed his boots. Joseph Kemp, at the Supreme Court] In his address to the gathering, look for it. He dared not stoop Noiselessly, in his stockinged feet, the Director of Education, mention-down and pluck away that shroud. he had advanced across the room The plaintiffs, the Pak Hoi Co,jed for the School's encouragement,
There was the desk in the shadow until that hitherto unacen figure ati were at one time the shipping that a small school in Yorkshire.where the man had been seated, so the desk had turned and sprung at agents of the Mong On S.S. Co., founded in about 1525, had sent motionless that he had never sensed him. who owned the s.s. G.G. Maurice forth many famous
men to the his presence when he had climbed Long 2nd, which was then trading world.
He also voiced the idea of in through the open window of the between Hong Kong ad Haiphong. forming an old boys association, and lonely bungalow. Not until he had
Between the period of January 9, wished the school every success,
Leen almost behind the chair in 1932 and September 18, 1932, the, At the close, the visitors were which the man was seated had he Mong On S.S. Co., hecame indebted taken on a tour of inspection of the been aware that he was caught. to the plaintiffs in respect of varl-school building, after which light Even then, so strong were his civi- jous transactions in connection with refreshments were served.
the ship in $52,704.84.
SOMER
On August 20, 1932 the ship was
are now in Court.
The plaintiff firm were represent. ed by Mr. H. C. McNamara, in- structed by Mr. Mackinley Deacons.
of
Island Activities.
'
TO-MORROW'S STORY.
To-morrow's story will be "The Frontier Guards," "by H. Russell Wakefield,
lised instincts, he would not have. amounting ta
Prize Winners.
struck had not the other sprung at Woo Hel-tung scholarship for him, and had he not been clutching class 8 won by Chung Wing-kee.
In his hand the open jack-knife with arrested in an action, Admiralty Ho Tung scholarship class 7 won which he had levered up the lower) Jurisdiction, No. 15, brought into by Kaw Paak-man.
He had ducked and the man had 'sash of the window.
jakot past him. Then, as the other the Supreme Court,
There was also a scholarship pre- and was sub- sequently sold by order of the Court, sented by Lady Ho Tung. Prizes face to stifle the sob that rose to his mere Instinct of self-defence-not He put up his gloved hard to his had turned to grapple with him, the the balance of the proceeds of which were also presented for Chinese lips. He could feel his heart free that that plea was going to be of
Drawing Picture and Map, etc.
wheel, racing uncontrolled, and then any value-had led to the murder. stand painfully atill. It was just his The man had slipped, striking his Among recent events, we note the luck that his first essay in crime head against the edge of the table, departure of Inspector and Mr should end in this! James from the Cheung Chau Police
and then lain there huddled up, very Murder! There could be no pos- still. Station. Both were very popular sible excuse or palliation. He had with the community. Inspector braken into the house to steel, and to steady his trembling limbs. He He drew in a deep breath, trying O'Connor has taken charge now, and being caught he had killed. he is accompanied by Mrs. O'Connor How many timca had he read thought
must think-think as he had never before-think of the the papera? future. After all, men had escaped. Ha took heart at the thought. Ke might still escape. But he must make no mistakes. Everything he did now—even the alightest thing- might react on his future. He must be incredibly careful,
JAPANESE INVASION STILL HELD UP
(Continued from Page 1)
and child.
SAVING BRITAIN'S BEAUTY-SPOTS
about murders in Enquiries are being made for coming summer reservations. Many Captain Poland was previously in
decided at the joint meeting of the visitors have been to the Island to China in 1926-1928, when he com- General Council of the Trade Union Inspect additions and Improvements manded the depot ship Ambrose. In Congress and the National Execu- to houses Nos. 18 and 24. Others December of 1928, he was promoted ve Labour Party in London yester- who planned to go to Cheung Chau to the rank of Captain and then
day afternoon. went us staff officer to the Rear Admiral of Submarines.
He was appointed to the command the of the cruiser Colombo on July 15, 1991-Reuter.
NEW A.S.P.
Chief Inspector Grant Promoted.
It was also decided to recommend to the Government the embargo on export of munitions to both China and Japan-Reuter.
are now going to Lan Tau Island.
Personal Pars.
Mr. Lansbury Requests passenger aboard the liner Tatsuta
House Debate.
London, To-day,
Count Kozui Ohtani was also a
Maru, which left Hong Kong to-day for America.
Mr. F. M. Irwin, ef the Canadian
New List Of Ancient Monuments,
235 ́ ADDITIONS
London.
I
He stood quite still, glancing round at the dusk-shrouded room- glancing everywhere except at that draped gure on the floor.
His Cap, which had fallen off inj the struggle, had pitched to the edge of the fender. If he had left that behind! Cautiously he moved across to the hearth, picked up the cep, and Mr. George Lansbury, Leader of Legation to Japan, accompanied by ending work of preserving Britain's and the want of food did not make The latest move in the never-then stood listening. If only panic the Opposition, in the House of Mrs. Irwin, were aboard the liner historic landmarks and beauty-spats him feel so feeble! Was there any Commons yesterday, requested the Tatsuta Maru which left port to-from destruction by commercial thing else of his that he had left Chief Inspector Peter Grant of Prime Minister, Mr., Ramsay Mac-day, the Hong Kong Police Force has Donald, to allot the earliest possible)
builders or private owners is the lying about? He began to search bean appointed Assistant Superin-date for a debate on the Far East, Mr. W. M. Thomson, of the Secre. Preparation, now under way, of a the room, coming back at last to tendent of Police. The appoint in which a
statement. as to the tariat for Chinese Affairs, proceed.new list of Ancient, Monuments to the desk.
Now he noticed that one of the ment will be officially announced Government's policy regarding the ed on leave this morning for Ameri.e scheduled for protection by the this afternoon in Police Memo's. arma embargo could be made.
drawers was open. Ca, sailing per the liner Tatsuta Commissioners of Works.
Peering down Inspector Grant is the third non-) The Premier agreed to allot time Maru.
This list will add 235 to the total he could see that the drawer con- cadet officer of the Hong Kong on Monday, but pointed out that the
of 2,061, places of historic and tained a bundle of soten. That Police force to be raised to the rank Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon, Mr. Hugh Byas, Editor of the archaeological Interest that have would never do. He must close the of A.S.P.
had already given the answer on the Japan Advertiser, and Mrs. Bys since H. Mothes of Works obtain-confused the police would be If they been preserved from destruction drawer. In a flash he realised how question of the arma embargo. were through passengers aboard the
The Government's view was that liner Tatsuta Maru which sailed ed its powers over these national could find no motive for the crime. auch an embargo must be the sub-for Japan this morning.
To leave that drawer open with that ject of an international agreement,
The new list will include, the wad of notes visible would instantly and they were doing everything. Mr. E. Himsworth, of the Public names of castles, abbeys, bridges, suggest that the murderer had they could to ascertain whether that Works Department, left the Colony
Roman camps and other landmarks, broken into the house for a felon- The mile speed time on the south-sible. British Wireless Service.
International agreement was pos-aboard the N.Y.Kliner Tatauta threatened with commercial or in-lact of rifink the desk of its con- a number of which hava been tous purpose, and, disturbed. In the ward run was 273,556 miles per
Maru, which sailed for America via dustrial encroachments. Japan ports this morning.
"... tenta, had committed the crime. There are nagrly 300 ancient cas. With the knuckles of his gloved tles alone and several hundred plc-hand he pushed the drawer right, [turesque old bridges now under shut.
NEW WORLD MOTOR SPEED RECORD
(Continued from Page 1)
hour taking 13.16 seconds. The northward run WAS covered at
#270.076 miles per hour, in 13.60
seconds, making an average of
MUI TSAI SYSTEM' IN HONG KONG
-272.108 miles per hour in 18.28 (Continued from Page'1.)
seconds
News In Brief
The Chun-Shing Typew
relica,
the care of the state, which cannot Now he must go. Creaping to be tampered with by the owner, the window he stepped across, the
Mr. Lunn then asked: "When Academy will hold its 11th Term while many other landmarks are sill, and finding the bobta he had
on sad roughly laced them up, For
He established, a new record for does the Minister imagine we graduation function in the hall of preserved and maintained at the left on the gravel path, slipped them
· the kilometre on the southward shall have come to the end of the Gloucester Restaurant on cost of the state. run of 271.802 miles per hour in this kind of slavery and what Saturday, at 4 p.m. Mr. Leung-Pat- 8.187 seconds and on the north part is the British Government yn, JP, will distribute the prizes 8.200 monuments is enabling rward run of 271,472 miles per going to take in this year's 'cele- and certificates,
-hour in 8.24 seconds," an
average brations of the centenary of the
of 271:656 miles per hour in 8255 abolition of slavery under the
The previous records for the -mile And Kilometre distances were 358.968 m.p.h. and 281.349 kp.b.
British Flag."
Replying, Bir Philip Cal Lister said: " "We have res anticipated it by abolishing mal", taal.” — Reuter
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